Two cops assaulted in two separate incidents in a single day
On Saturday, April 29 at 6:54 a.m., a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer received a report that a 34-year-old Trail man had allegedly crashed a green Kawasaki motorcycle into the railing of the Columbia River Skywalk in the 1800 block of Columbia Avenue in Trail, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. He said...
Burnaby RCMP issues warning after woman defrauded millions of dollars in elaborate long-term cryptocurrency scam
Burnaby RCMP is issuing a public warning after a recent scam that defrauded a Burnaby senior out of more than $7.5 million dollars, in one of the largest personal scams the detachment has ever investigated. In December 2022, Burnaby RCMP was contacted by a woman who said she had been scammed out of a significant amount of...
Three men attack/injure 49-yr-old Trail man
On Sunday April 23, at 9 p.m., a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer received a report that a 49-year-old Trail man was assaulted by three men in the alley in the 900 block of Spokane Street in Trail, according to Trail RCMP NC/oic Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "The officer located the man who had sustained serious...
BC RCMP Serious Crime Unit investigating fatal shooting near Grand Forks
Grand Forks RCMP said BC RCMP’s Serious Crime Unit is investigating a fatal shooting on Granby Road. RCMP said the investigation happened after frontline officers with the Grand Forks RCMP responded to a report of a man being shot inside a rural residence on Granby Road on Sunday, On April 16th, 2023, at 2 a.m. RCMP said when...
Police investigate after threats made to SHSS
In the evening of April 16, 2023 Castlegar RCMP responded to a report that a student allegedly made a threat through social media of violence toward the Stanley Humphries High school in Castlegar, according to RCMP Sgt. Monty Taylor. School officials were immediately engaged and the student, along with their parents, was...
RCMP investigate alleged puppy-napping
On Monday, April 11 at 7:29 a.m., frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officers responded to a report of a dog-napping in the 1400 block of Bay Avenue, in Trail. A 26-year-old Trail man claimed his six-week-old puppy was not returned to him after paying someone to walk him, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. He...
Uniform Gang Enforcement Team seizes drug and weapons in Fruitvale
On Saturday, April 1, the CFSEU Uniform Gang Enforcement Team seized firearms, ammunition, suspected illicit drugs and other drug trafficking related items from a vehicle and residence during an investigation in Fruitvale, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. Wicentowich said UGET arrested a 40-year-old man, a 33-year-old...
Assault leads to charges for Trail man
On Sunday, April 2, at 12:45 p.m., frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officers responded to an incident where a 39-year-old Trail man was allegedly assaulted with a cane by a 28-year-old Trail man in the 1400 block of Bay Avenue in Trail, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. The victim believed (he was) hit five ...
Wanted man may be in West Kootenay region
The Squamish RCMP are requesting the public’s assistance to locate Dominic Paul Ethier, 46 years old, who is wanted on several outstanding warrants related to multiple offences, including: • Obstructing a Police Officer, Section 129(a) CC • Assaulting a Police Officer, Section 270(1) CC • Fail to Appear, Section 145(2)(b) CC...
UPDATED: Armed man found and getting medical care
An armed American man suffering mental illness issues prompted a police warning to the public last week. The man is now in custody of authorities and is receiving treatment. "On Friday, March 24, at 2:28 p.m., frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officers were alerted to a 42-year-old Washington man in possession of a ...
